Stingrays Announce Protected List
June 1, 2012 - ECHL (ECHL) South Carolina Stingrays
North Charleston, SC - The South Carolina Stingrays announced today the team's Protected List.The Stingrays protected list of players include: Billy Sauer, Zach Tarkir, Damon Kipp, Derek Keller, Johann Kroll, Michael Dorr, Nielsson Arcibal, Patrick Cullen, Pierre-Luc O'Brien, Billy Ryan, Josh Turnbull, Shea Walters, Matt Scherer, Andrew Cherniwchan, Chris Higgins, Greg Stewart, Mike Hamilton, Daniel Koger, Sean Dolan, Matt Pope, Sam Lofquist, Tyler Johnson, Rob Ricci, Brock McBride, Maxime Lacroix and David de Kastrozza.
Teams are allowed to protect as many players as they wish provided the players protected meet the guidelines as defined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the ECHL and the Professional Hockey Players' Association which state that teams shall retain the rights to each player that:
1. Signed a Standard Players Contract in 2011-12 with the Member, and has not been traded or released, OR
2. Signed a Standard Players Contract in 2011-12, and was recalled to the NHL/AHL or IIHF team, and has not been traded or released, OR
3. Had received a Qualifying Offer last summer for the current season, DID NOT sign an SPC, and has not been traded or released, OR
4. Has been suspended by the Member or League, and has not been traded or released, OR
5. Signed a Standard Players Contract on or after the first day of the 2011-12 regular season, then subsequently signed an NHL/AHL contract, and has not been traded or released, OR
6. Has executed the ECHL Retirement Form, and has not been traded or released
Protected lists may exceed 20 players.
The ECHL also announced that teams must complete all Future Consideration trades by 3 p.m. ET on June 13 and that teams must submit their Season-Ending Roster by 3 p.m. ET on June 15.
Season-ending rosters may include up to 20 players and cannot include any players who did not sign an ECHL contract in 2010-11.
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